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Jim Nantz wants CBS to pay him like someone with a personality
In some ways you can’t begrudge Jim Nantz for asking for the bag. He probably looks to his right most Sundays, sees the Jerry Lewis soundboard that is Tony Romo, and figures A) Just by having to sit next to that overrated, handsome gas bag for four hours a week is worth $17 million a year. And B) If...
English soccer player honks opponent’s penis twice, giggles as refs do nothing
You wouldn’t think that anyone would want to join Brad Marchand on the list of athletes who commit in-game sexual assault, but nothing is out of reach by the world these days. Preston North End’s Darnell Fisher has seen Marchand’s mere foreplay of licking people and raised to this direct action on S...
What has this Big Ten season been for, anyway?
Northwestern is the 19th-ranked team in the country and on the way up after taking control of the Big Ten West with a 17-7 win over No. 10 Wisconsin on Saturday. The Wildcats’ remaining games are at Michigan State and Minnesota, and home against Illinois — three teams that have combined to win as ma...
Florida State runs away from Clemson game … because the Tigers have COVID
In a page straight out of the 2020 storybook, Clemson and Florida State “mutually” agreed to postpone their Saturday conference matchup hours before kickoff, after both teams’ medical staffs could not agree to move forward with the game. The teams had been scheduled to play at noon. ...
Doug Polk digs deep to net $200k win over Daniel Negreanu, shutting Dan Bilzerian up
Doug Polk stuck to his guns, stuck to his game plan and pulled off a $200,000 win over Daniel Negreanu to take the lead in the poker giants’ heads-up grudge match. ...
'Woj Bombs' vs. 'Shams Wows': Who won opening night of the NBA free agency salvo?
NBA free agency opened on Friday, and with the usual whirlwind of signings in the first few hours after the 6 p.m. Eastern Standard Time start of activity, it’s not easy to say what team really did the best....
Lou Holtz, who likened football to storming Normandy, has COVID-19
Lou Holtz has compared playing college football through coronavirus to the invasion of Normandy:...
Kyler Murray & scrappy Cards follow the script, but lose the plot late vs. Seahawks
If you love narratives, and any producer of a sports broadcast most certainly does, Thursday night’s NFL game had the most easy-to-reach one imaginable. Fox got two teams at the top of their division standings, one the old stand-by in Seattle, the other the up-and-coming young team with the momentum...
This college basketball tournament in South Dakota doesn’t sound like a great idea anymore
When organizers cancelled the Battle 4 Atlantis in September they picked an interesting replacement: Sioux Falls, South Dakota....
Mark Sanchez gives Sam Darnold (and really anyone) great advice: 'Move on' from Jets
This is one of those times where you text your miserable New York Jet fan friend with a caption reading, “LMAO.”...
Dan Bilzerian talks trash to Doug Polk, could heads up challenge follow?
The most lucrative move of Doug Polk’s career may be dropping five buyins to Daniel Negreanu on Wednesday in his 25,000-hand heads-up challenge....
The NBA Draft was a welcome touch of comfort amid chaos
Traditions have been tested in this year of social distancing. There is absolutely no denying it — our society looks different today than we could have imagined a year ago. Remember groups? Remember parties? Remember crowds of crazed fans expressing their simultaneous hope and disgust at the way the...
LaMelo Ball is the star Michael Jordan and Charlotte desperately need
LaMelo Ball could transform the Charlotte Hornets right before our eyes....
The Top 10 NBA Draft classes of All Time
In honor of the 2020 NBA Draft on Wednesday, Deadspin is taking the time to rank the top ten drafts in NBA history....
What would MJ vs Lavar Ball one-on-one look like?
The most famous player in the 2020 NBA Draft is LaMelo Ball, partly due to his basketball ability, but mostly due to the crazy acts of his father, Lavar....
Bucks go on Holiday shopping spree for Giannis
Never mind that the Milwaukee Bucks are trading away draft picks in a plea for Giannis Antetokounmpo to stay, they’re also applying pressure to the rest of the Eastern Conference....
We don’t want you to have to watch the Bears either
Whenever the NFL schedule is released, we Bears fans cringe whenever there’s a national game listed. Not because the Bears’ record over history on Sunday or Monday night is pretty porous, though that’s part of it. And it’s not the slagging we’ll be in for by national analysts. We’re numb to that by ...
Week 10 Powerless Rankings: NFL's race to the bottom intensifies
It’s about that time once again....
Sunday Scaries: The Week 10 bets to avoid
This week on the Sunday Scaries, we’ve got the greatest hits featuring: the NFC East, the Jacksonville Jaguars and a deceptively good Chargers team? We’ll also cover an old NFL rivalry that is now dead....
Titans WR Corey Davis to play to honor late brother
In the midst of tragedy, Titans wide receiver Corey Davis will suit up and honor his late brother Thursday night against the Indianapolis Colts....